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    Aftermarket laptop battery

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by fuzzychicken, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. fuzzychicken

    fuzzychicken Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello All,

    I was wondering which are trusted aftermarket laptop battery producers and if it really pays to buy aftermarket battery for the laptops.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    fuzzychicken, Mar 5, 2009
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    Bog Losing it...

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    If you need an extra laptop battery, I would suggest that you buy genuine batteries made by the manufacturer (despite their steep price). Unbranded battery packs tend to be faulty in some way; they either don't charge, don't provide power, or lose their charge at an abnormal rate.
     
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    I've always had good experience with aftermarket batterys, really. I got one for the laptop in sign, works flawlessly, i get exactly the same out of it as the original when it was new.
     
    Michel.K, Mar 5, 2009
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    fuzzychicken Notebook Enthusiast

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    You are very true. At the moment I am running on very tight budget and don't have spare cash to put into genuine battery pack so I am looking for aftermarket battery pack, just in case I need it in emergency and power plug not available.
    Any recommendation on brand or the store you buy it from..
     
    fuzzychicken, Mar 5, 2009
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